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Wednesday, December 21st 2022 - 09:14 UTC
Biden, Lasso discuss deepening bilateral ties between US and Ecuador

US President Joseph Biden Monday told his Ecuadorian colleague Guillermo Lasso at the White House that his country was interested in strengthening ties with one of its staunchest South American allies.
Tuesday, December 20th 2022 - 10:01 UTC
US Committee wants Trump charged over Capitol Hill events

The United States Congressional Committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on Capitol Hill has called for former President Donald Trump to be indicted, although the final decision on the matter is up to Attorney General Merrick Garland.
Monday, December 19th 2022 - 09:47 UTC
US Congress passes Bolivar Act banning deals with Maduro's gov't

The US Senate has passed the so-called Bolivar Act whereby no business may be conducted with the Venezuelan regime of President Nicolás Maduro.
Friday, December 16th 2022 - 13:58 UTC
Uruguay-United States relations promise “a lot of development possible”

Uruguay and the United States are on the path of a “possible development”, according to the Secretary of the Presidency of the South American country, Álvaro Delgado. The official highlighted Thursday the importance of the Alliance for Economic Prosperity in the Americas and the relationship with Washington.
Thursday, December 15th 2022 - 11:47 UTC
Fed raises interest rates by 50 points to 4,5%, but US inflation at 7,11% is still far from the 2% target

In a unanimous decision the United States Federal Reserve FOMC raised interest rates by half a percentage point on Wednesday, as it continues to battle a stubborn inflation, but the increase was lower than the three-quarter point which it had implemented seven times since last March, from zero to 4,5%.
Wednesday, December 14th 2022 - 09:57 UTC
Biden signs into law bill granting same-sex, interracial marriage rights

US President Joseph Biden Tuesday signed into law the bill protecting same-sex and interracial marriage after it was approved by Congress last week.
Monday, December 12th 2022 - 19:25 UTC
Lybian suspect handed over to US to stand trial for 1988 bombing

The arrest of a Lybian secret service operative suspected of having assembled and triggered the bomb that killed 270 people aboard PanAm's Flight 103 as it went off when the aircraft was overflying the Scottish town of Lockerbie on Dec. 21, 1988, has been confirmed Sunday.
Sunday, December 11th 2022 - 07:50 UTC
US: Az Senator going independent means goodbye to Dems' 51-49 edge

Just when US President Joseph Biden had clinched a 51-49 Upper House advantage, Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema Friday announced she was leaving the Democratic Party and going “independent.”
Saturday, December 10th 2022 - 09:27 UTC
First work stoppage for the New York Times in forty years

More than 1,000 employees at The New York Times, one of the leading US dailies, began a 24-hour walkout on Thursday. In what is the first work stoppage in over 40 years at the newspaper, The NewsGuild labor union cited the organization's “failure to bargain in good faith,” after setting a deadline for a contract for midnight December 8.
Thursday, December 8th 2022 - 17:15 UTC
New Mexico set to overtake Mexico's crude oil production this month

The state of New Mexico is expected to overtake Mexico’s crude oil production in the current month, according to commodity analysts projected report at Standard Chartered.